chacun prépare sa propre mort

each person makes their own drink to taste

This Antillean saying refers to the tradition of serving ti punch: the host provides rum, lime, and cane syrup, and each guest mixes their own glass to their liking.

Voilà le rhum, le citron vert et le sucre de canne, ici, chacun prépare sa propre mort !

Here's the rum, lime, and cane sugar, here, everyone makes their own drink!

In Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana, ti punch (from Creole 'ti' meaning small) is the national cocktail. The host never mixes it for you, each drinker adjusts the proportions to their own taste. The darkly humorous name plays on rum's strength.

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